NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity shifts into new operational test phase

After exceeding all expectations with its initial four test flights, the first ever by an aircraft over the surface of another planet, NASA's tiny Mars robot helicopter Ingenuity is ready for graduation.

Science and Tech 01 May, 2021

NASA reschedules controlled flight of Ingenuity on Mars; attempt no sooner than Monday

Ingenuity, NASA's tiny Mars helicopter will be taking its first flight on Monday, April 19 at approximately 3:30 am EDT (1:15 pm in Kathmandu).

Science and Tech 18 Apr, 2021

Mars on Earth: Turkish lake may hold clues to ancient life on planet

As NASA’s rover Perseverance explores the surface of Mars, scientists hunting for signs of ancient life on the distant planet are using data gathered on a mission much closer to home at a lake in southwest Turkey.

Science and Tech 10 Mar, 2021

NASA's Perseverance rover on a roll on Mars, sends its footprints to Earth

According to NASA, Perseverance has passed the mobility test and performed 'suberbly' in the same -

Science and Tech 06 Mar, 2021

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shares high resolution image of Mars, Ingenuity reports good health

NASA's Perseverance rover landed flawlessly on Martian land on Thursday, sending back first look of the Red planet from rover's view. On Friday, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued high resolution images of the rover's descent and the Martian land.

Science and Tech 20 Feb, 2021

Mars Mission: NASA's sophisticated Perseverance rover to land on the Red Planet soon

NASA's sophisticated Perseverance rover is attempting the most dangerous and precise landing on a mission to search for signs of ancient life in the Red planet on Thursday.

Science and Tech 18 Feb, 2021

Bezos says Blue Origin will take the first woman to moon's surface

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin will take the first woman to the moon's surface, the billionaire said on Friday as NASA nears a decision to pick its first privately built lunar landers capable of sending astronauts to the moon by 2024. "This...

Science and Tech 06 Dec, 2020

NASA Mars satellite shifts course to avoid hitting planet's moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA: A NASA science satellite orbiting Mars was forced to make a rare evasive maneuver to avoid a collision next week with one of the planet's two small moons, the US space agency said on Thursday. Flight controllers at NASA's...

Science and Tech 04 Mar, 2017

European space lander left crater on surface of Mars in crash-landing

FRANKFURT: Images taken by a NASA Mars orbiter indicate that Europe's ill-fated Mars lander left a small crater on the Red Planet's surface, backing up scientists' theory that the craft hit the ground at high speed. The disc-shaped, 577-kg...

Science and Tech 28 Oct, 2016

Europe's Mars probe destroyed after plunging to surface

FRANKFURT: Images taken by a NASA Mars orbiter indicate that a missing European space probe was destroyed on impact after plummeting to the surface of the Red Planet from a height of 2-4 km (1.2 to 2.5 miles), the European Space Agency said on...

Science and Tech 22 Oct, 2016

US, Europe to explore Mars together

LOS ANGELES: For almost half a century, the United States has dominated the exploration of Mars from the first grainy black-and-white pictures of the craggy surface to the more recent discovery of ice. Now, budget woes are pushing NASA toward a joint...

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